Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Iran, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years longer
In Iran, the average life expectancy is 75 years (74 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.
be 76.4% less likely to be obese
In Iran, 25.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.0 times more money
Iran has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.
be 59.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Iran, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 68.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iran, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Iran, approximately 14.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 38.5% fewer children
In Iran, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% more likely to have internet access
In Iran, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% less on education
Iran spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 15.1% more on healthcare
Iran spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.1% less coastline
Iran has a total of 2,440 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Singapore: At a glance
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